Helping our neighbors is one of the core foundations of American life. Whenever possible we want to find ways to ease the burden of those
For the past several months, UNITE-HERE Local 11 has been banging the “living wage” drum as it worked to qualify its wage-and-work-rules initiative for the
On March 28, the Santa Ana Unified School District Board of Education unanimously approved paying for the $186 annual dues for Trustee Alfonso Alvarez’s membership
Last month, the Irvine City Council voted unanimously to mandate that all new construction be 100% electric – no natural gas allowed. Fueled by “climate
Over the weekend, State Sen. Tom Umberg wrote an op-ed championing stronger penalties on fentanyl dealing. As he explained, illegal drugs are now the number
Berkeley Unified School District has created a reparations task force. Yes, a school district that never enslaved people inside a state where slavery was never
Last night, the Santa Ana City Council voted 4-3 to reject the nomination of a radical anti-police activist to the city’s Police Oversight Commission. Mayor
California is home to many unique and beautiful places to live and you can’t give the state’s gorgeous geography all the credit. Thanks is also
No reasonable person denies the need to increase the supply of affordable housing in California – and there is action the state legislature can take:
Anyone watching real estate prices (for purchase or rent) recently cannot help but feel for the pinch consumers have when considering their housing options. Simply
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